Read the following excerpt from the decameron and answer the question. " and whereas they had been wont to say that gualtieri had shown some lack of discretion in taking [griselda] as his wife, they now regarded him as the most discerning man on earth. for no one apart from gualtieri could ever have perceived the noble qualities that lay concealed beneath her ragged and rustic attire. (p. 787)" of the following interpretations, which is an explicit meaning in this passage? a) griselda's virtue surpasses her husband's. b) gaultieri is unaware how fortunate he is to be married to griselda. c) gualtieri's vassals sympathize with griselda's sufferings. d) the vassals believe gualtieri must be unusally discerning to have recognized griselda's outstanding virtues.

Which sentence uses the italicized vocabulary word correctly? a. the poet paid homage to the evil killer by eulogizing him in an epic poem. b. the instruction was written in iambic pentameter. c. the painting, an authentic work, was copied from picasso's sketch book. d. blake showed his maturation when he snuck a piece of pie from the kitchen.

What does the author see as the main cause for why students don’t really see shakespeare as a real, flawed human being? we shouldn’t shy away from discussing our literary heroes’ flaws. if nothing else, the knowledge of their failures us appreciate what success and greatness these authors did achieve. often our hero-worship keeps us from truly seeing the complexity of a great author. thus, i would argue, nothing would be better for high school students than to take shakespeare down a peg or two. a) the fact that students never learn enough about shakespeares biography b) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s comedies while in school c) the fact that students are never assigned to read any shakespeare while in high school d) the fact that students only read shakespeare’s greatest works in school and thus never see his weaknesses

How does the play resolve the conflict between conscience and law? creon acts according to the law, not the conscience of advisors, and is punished. each character chooses familial loyalty over civil obedience and is punished. the deaths of haemon and eurydice fulfill the prophecy. creon sentences antigone to death even though haemon asks him to reconsider.